Idle Weaponshop

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Idle Weaponshop is a single player casual management game with fantasy and violence themes. It was developed by Deki and was released on February 28, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

In Idle Weaponshop, you are handed your very own weapon shop to manage. Design and sell weapons, build up your local community, hire employees, and send adventurers off into danger for fun and profit... all before prestiging to earn powerful bonuses, all so you can do it all over again. Features: Design items by choosing blueprints and materials, and then produce and sell those items Unlock …

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Audience ScoreBased on 58 reviews

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game has enjoyable core systems including a retirement (prestige) system, shop and town upgrades, and adventuring progression.
It offers a fun and somewhat unique idle experience with multiple layers such as crafting, adventurers, and resource management.
The developer has been active and responsive in the past, and the game shows promise for future improvements and expansions.

Progression is very slow and grind-heavy, especially early on, with resource scarcity and lengthy wait times hindering gameplay enjoyment.
The UI is confusing and lacks clarity, missing explanations and tooltips, making it hard to understand how to progress and use game mechanics.
The game feels unfinished and abandoned with bugs, missing content, lack of updates, and no proper tutorial, leading to a frustrating and incomplete experience.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is criticized for its slow progression and an unintuitive prestige system where upgrades only take effect after the second prestige, forcing repetitive play without rewards. This mechanic detracts from engagement, making the experience feel like waiting rather than actively playing, unlike typical idle games that offer faster progress and meaningful multipliers. Overall, the gameplay loop lacks depth and fails to immerse players.
- “I looked past the negative reviews and played the game, but then I hit the first prestige and learned that the upgrades don't apply until your second prestige, so you have to go through the same gameplay a second time without any prestige boosts.”
- “This is a pretty ridiculous ask for a player to get into the real meat and potatoes gameplay loop of most idle games, which is massive increases to income, typically multipliers so you experience the same content again but faster.”
- “I looked past the negative reviews and played the game, but then I hit the first prestige and learned that the upgrades don't apply for some reason until your second prestige, so you have to go through the same exact gameplay a second time without any prestige boosts, and I gave up.”
- “It takes about 3 days of playing to get to your first prestige; until then, the gameplay loop is more or less about waiting it out.”
- “Can't they find some, I can buy other bits; there's a whole gameplay loop that could be added to give the player something to actually do.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect is considered excessive by some players, with resource scarcity significantly slowing progression despite offline progress features. Additionally, unintuitive UI elements can make it easy to miss important features and upgrades, compounding the grind experience.
- “It's a little on the grindy side (but there is offline progress), and some things about the UI are not very intuitive which can make it easy to overlook certain features and upgrades.”
- “I like my fair share of grinding but this is a bit ridiculous since progression is halting way too much due to the resource scarcity.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are widely criticized for being exceptionally poor, with some users considering them among the worst on Steam.
- “The graphics here are particularly awful, so bad that it actually stands out as one of the worst looking games on Steam.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is problematic, with numerous bugs that hinder the overall experience despite its potential.
- “It's a pretty buggy mess despite having some promise.”